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Investigation Update on the Constellation

  • Cruise Line: Celebrity Cruises
  • Cruise Ship: Constellation
  • Voyage Dates: 10/16-10/27/06
  • Number of ill passengers out of total number of passenger: 65 of 1955 (3.32%)
  • Number of ill crew out of total number of crew: 1 of 978 (0.10%)
  • Predominant symptoms: diarrhea and vomiting
  • Actions: Celebrity Cruises and the crew aboard the ship took the following actions to respond to the outbreak:
    • increased cleaning and disinfection procedures,
    • sent daily updates throughout the following voyage,
    • notified oncoming passengers about the outbreak,
    • submitted stool specimens to the University of AZ for analysis.